Housing

3638 requests

  • Received
    Decided 30 October 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference
    Requester Type Other
    Limerick City and County Council

    Detailed accounts of all requests for social housing by / on behalf of people with disabilities / and limited mobility including visual impairment, and the elderly, from March to August 2018. Please include any minutes of meetings where housing for people with disabilities, the elderly and people with limited mobility has been on the agenda and any and all associated doucmentation

  • Received 1 October 2018
    Decided 30 October 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI 167 18
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    South Dublin County Council

    Copies of any representations received from members of the Oireachtas (both TDs & Senators) opposing the granting of planning permission for new developments of housing,apartments,social housing etc. in the period 1st January 2017 to the current date.

  • Received 1 October 2018
    Decided 25 October 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-2018-355
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    ​Documentation held by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government regarding St Patrick's Park halting site in Navan, Co Meath.

  • Received 26 September 2018
    Decided 23 October 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference 627
    Requester Type Elected-Unknown
    Review Status No
    An Coimisiún Pleanála

    (i) Total number of CPOs confirmed, rejected and amended by An Bord Pleanála to a Local Authority pursuant to the LA's role as a Housing Authority per annum from 2011 - 2018, broken down by LA. (ii) Total number of CPO confirmations issued by An Bord Pleanála to a LA under the 1990 Derelict Sites Act from 2011 - 2018, broken down by LA.

  • Received 26 September 2018
    Decided 23 October 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-348
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    ​Correspondence between the Minister of State and the Minister of Housing.

  • Received 27 September 2018
    Decided 23 October 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-2018-349
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    ​Reclassification of homeless figures.

  • Received 24 September 2018
    Decided 22 October 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference 0115/2018
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Defence

    Copies of all expense claims made by Brig Gen Murray Piggott in the period 1 January 2016 to February 2017. Copies of all expense claims made by Brig Gen Philip Brennan in the period February 2017 to 31 December 2017. details of how much has been paid in rent on behalf of Ireland's representative on the EUMC in the period 2015 to 2018.

  • Received 24 September 2018
    Decided 19 October 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-338
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    ​Correspondence sent by Minister Murphy to the four Dublin local authorities threatening to invoke emergency powers in relation to homeless hubs.

  • Received 19 October 2018
    Decided 19 October 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference 155/18
    Requester Type Non-Personal
    Cork City Council

    Social Housing

  • Received
    Decided 18 October 2018
    Request Reference 18/FOI/74
    Requester Type Journalist
    Cavan County Council

    Housing Construction

  • Received 20 September 2018
    Decided 18 October 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference 107/2018
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Defence

    1. All advice, memos, correspondence and briefing material generated by any official in the Department of Defence and supplied to either Minister of State Paul Kehoe or his Private Secretary related to proposals to develop the Cathal Brugha Barracks site for housing. 2. All correspondence between the Department of Defence and the Department of Housing Planning and Local Government relating to proposals to develop the Cathal Brugha Barracks site for housing. Such records to cover the period from January 1st 2018 to September 19th 2018.

  • Received 14 September 2018
    Decided 11 October 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 152 18
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    South Dublin County Council

    Information sought in relation to whether or not the Council Housing staff met with an approved housing body on the morning of Tuesday,3rd July 2018 at Firhouse Carmelite Convent on Firhouse Road,details as to what was discussed on site and whether or not the Council applied for funding to the Department of Housing,Planning and Local Government or any other finance agency re social housing,rapid builds or funding regarding a homeless hub for homeless families on this particular site..

  • Received
    Decided 10 October 2018
    Request Reference 18/FOI/72
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Cavan County Council

    Details of Housing Applications

  • Received 27 July 2018
    Decided 9 October 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 18-092
    Requester Type Media
    Kildare County Council

    Request for Information re Homeless records for 2016, 2017, & 2018

  • Received 13 September 2018
    Decided 9 October 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 153 18
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    South Dublin County Council

    Rules/Policies regarding issues arising for tenants/Housing Assistance Payment tenants etc,when the Residential Tenancies Board favour they must vacate property for breach of tenancy and the Council maintain they be struck off the Housing List for 2 years.All policies regarding Council tenants and approved housing bodies that houses are transferred to by the Council.

  • Received 13 September 2018
    Decided 9 October 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI/1/1/1397
    Requester Type Journalist
    Office of Public Works

    I would like copies of all memos, reports and correspondence (emails letters etc) sent to or received from the Department of Housing with regard to the establishment of the National Land Development Agency since January 2018.

  • Received 19 September 2018
    Decided 8 October 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI 155 18
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    South Dublin County Council

    The overall number of intentions to compulsory purchase for housing purposes issued by the Council from 2011-2018 to date,number of Confirmed Orders issued and refused by An Bord Pleanala,number of Section 50 of the Planning and Development Act Judicial Reviews of confirmed orders,number of CPO 'Notice to Treat' issued by the Council and total amount spent on CPOs for each of the years.

  • Received 18 September 2018
    Decided 4 October 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference 67/18
    Requester Type Other
    Offaly County Council

    5-Part request in relation to CPO's and Section 50's in relation to Housing Functions in the period 2011 to 2018

  • Received 10 September 2018
    Decided 4 October 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 148 18
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    South Dublin County Council

    Correspondence between (1)the Minister for Housing,(2)Taoiseach(3) General Secretary of the Department of Housing(4) Chair of the Housing Agency and the Council Chief Executive between Ist August 2018 and 10th September 2018.

  • Received 5 September 2018
    Decided 3 October 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 628
    Requester Type Client
    Review Status No
    An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Section 10 requests further to FOI request #615 regarding an issue submitted to the Board about the Kylemore Strategic Housing Development querying why the issue raised was not considered a substantive issue.

  • Received 18 September 2018
    Decided 2 October 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference 60-2018
    Requester Type
    Westmeath County Council

    Records of CPO’s issued by Westmeath County Council with regard to housing

  • Received 29 June 2018
    Decided 2 October 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-255
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Correspondence sent to Minister Eoghan Murphy with regard to planning and housing matters with specific regard to Donabate.

  • Received 4 September 2018
    Decided 1 October 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI/1/1/1386
    Requester Type Journalist
    Office of Public Works

    In accordance with the Act, I request access to the following records: The following details regarding the properties rented by the state: The name and address of each property What it is used for (office, car parking etc) The name of the Landlord in each case The square meterage in each case The rent per annum The department or body occupying in each case

  • Received
    Decided 28 September 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI/2018/0307
    Requester Type
    Department of the Taoiseach

    Any document created or received between 1 January 2014 and 1 July 2018 (inclusive) and whether held in hard copy or electronic form and comprising: 1. Any report of an investigation or analysis of the performance, efficiency or effectiveness of the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) and /or National Asset Loan Management Limited (NALM) in relation to the functions of those bodies; 2. Any report of an investigation or analysis of the performance, efficiency or effectiveness of NAMA and/or NALM and/or any NAMA associated entity (as defined in the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009) in relation to the residential delivery programme announced by NAMA in its statement dated 13 October 2015. 3. Any report, study or analysis of any expert relating to the residential market in Ireland and/or the housing shortage in Ireland; 4. Any report, study or analysis of any expert relating to the delivery or construction of new houses or apartments in Ireland; 5. Any report, study or analysis of any expert relating to the role or potential role of NAMA and /or NALM in the delivery or construction of new houses or apartments in Ireland; 6. Any report, study or analysis of any expert relating to the viability of the delivery or construction of new houses or apartments in Ireland; 7. Any report, study or analysis of any expert relating to the viability of the delivery or construction of new houses or apartments in Ireland by NAMA and/or NALM and/or debtors of NAMA and/or NALM and/ or receivers appointed by NAMA and/or NALM; 8. Any report, study or analysis of any expert relating to public procurement issues relating to the delivery or construction of new houses or apartments in Ireland by NAMA and/or NALM and/or debtors of NAMA and/or NALM and/ or receivers appointed by NAMA and/or NALM; 9. Any report, study or analysis of any expert relating to the price or value of development land in Ireland; and 10. Any report, study or analysis of any expert submitted to the European Commission in relation to the complaint SA. 43791- Ireland- alleged State Aid to and through NAMA.

  • Received 31 August 2018
    Decided 27 September 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-2018-314
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Memos and or reports relating to methogology of data collection of the homeless report.

  • Received 12 September 2018
    Decided 26 September 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference 18/105 (2942)
    Requester Type Client
    Galway County Council

    Housing - Personal

  • Received 10 September 2018
    Decided 25 September 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI110/18
    Requester Type Media
    Donegal County Council

    Record of Social Housing tenants sub letting/air BnB

  • Received 28 August 2018
    Decided 25 September 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-311
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    ​Documents held by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government regarding the redevelopment of the Glenview (Ash Lane) halting site in Sligo.

  • Received 28 August 2018
    Decided 24 September 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-312
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Meetings held regarding how the Department would manage homeless people in Dublin during the papal visit.

  • Received 3 August 2018
    Decided 18 September 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 126 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    For the years 2016,2017 and 2018(most recently available data): 1.The amount of residential zoned land which is privately owned within the Council's administrative area.2.The amount of this land registered on the Vacant Sites Register.3.The number of residential units/homes owned by the Council which are (a) occupied by tenants and(b) vacant 4.The number of social and affordable houses delivered by the Council in each of the above years (a)via construction by the Council(b)under Part V agreements with developers(c) one off purchases by the Council(d) delivered by an approved housing body and(e) the long tern leasing of residential premises by the Council.5.(a) the yearly capital budget for housing construction and (b) the capital expenditure on housing construction. 6.(a) The number of people in receipt of a HAP payment,broken down by year(half year 2018) and (b) the macro-cost of HAP payments per year.

  • Received 27 July 2018
    Decided 17 September 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference 18/87 (2924)
    Requester Type Client
    Galway County Council

    Housing - Personal

  • Received 20 August 2018
    Decided 13 September 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference 18-106
    Requester Type Other
    Kildare County Council

    Request for Information re Housing Estate in Athy, Co Kildare

  • Received
    Decided 13 September 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI/2018/0342
    Requester Type
    Department of the Taoiseach

    Agendas and Minutes of meetings of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for the following: All meetings with DUP delegation since June 2017 All meetings with PM May since June 2017 All meetings with EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker for the period of June 2017 to July 2018 All meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the period of June 2017 to July 2018 All meetings with the Minister for Housing for the period of July 2017-August 2018. And specifically: June 26th, 2017: 11.30am meeting with Atlantic Philanthropies Thursday July 5th 2017: 2.45pm Meeting with Jamie Dimon Friday July 21st, 2017: 12.15pm Meeting with Brian Moynihan

  • Received 3 August 2018
    Decided 12 September 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI099/18
    Requester Type Other
    Donegal County Council

    Land Zoning & Housing Details

  • Received
    Decided 11 September 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 156/498/2018
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    Copies of all letters of complaint sent from residents (or representatives for these residents) in the three EROC Centres ‐ Hazel Hotel, Monasterevin, Abbeyfield Hotel, Ballaghadereen and Clonea Strand Hotel, Dungarvan – to the Department of Justice regarding living conditions in the centres. Copies of correspondence sent from residents (or their representatives) in the three EROC Centres ‐ Hazel Hotel, Monasterevin, Abbeyfield Hotel, Ballaghadereen and Clonea Strand Hotel, Dungarvan – to the Department of Justice regarding requests to bring more family members to Ireland. Copies of all letters of complaint sent from residents (or their representatives) in the three EROC Centres ‐ Hazel Hotel, Monasterevin, Abbeyfield Hotel, Ballaghadereen and Clonea Strand Hotel, Dungarvan – to the Department of Justice regarding the wait for housing around the country and the location of this housing.

  • Received 14 August 2018
    Decided 10 September 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-2018-294
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    ​Correspondence between refugees and the Department of Housing.

  • Received 13 August 2018
    Decided 7 September 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-293
    Requester Type Individual
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    ​Minister of Housing/Approved Housing Bodies.

  • Received 10 August 2018
    Decided 6 September 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-299
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    ​Homeless families/Social Housing.

  • Received 13 August 2018
    Decided 5 September 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 1501
    Requester Type Journalist
    Mayo County Council

    Details of housing targets achieved and forecasted from 2013-2017.

  • Received 10 August 2018
    Decided 5 September 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-291
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Homeless families/Social Housing.

  • Received 27 July 2018
    Decided 3 September 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference 18/88 (2925)
    Requester Type Journalist
    Galway County Council

    a. Records that give a breakdown of the number of people who presented as Homeless to the Council, under Section 2 of the Housing Act 1988 in 2016, in 2017, and in 2018. b. Records that give a breakdown of the number of people who presented as above, but the council decided in its opinion were not Homeless under Section 2 of the Housing Act 1988 in 2016, in 2017, and in 2018. c. Records that give a breakdown of the reasons why the council decided people who presented weren't Homeless (as in point b), in 2016, in 2017, and in 2018.

  • Received 3 August 2018
    Decided 3 September 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 1496
    Requester Type Other
    Mayo County Council

    Details for 2016, 2017 and 2018 of residential zoned land privately owned in Mayo; the amount of this land, registered on the Vacant Site Register; the number of residential unitsowned by Mayo County Council; the number of social & affordable houses which have been delivered Mayo County Council; Capital budget and expenditure for housing; and costs associated with HAP.

  • Received 13 August 2018
    Decided 3 September 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-292
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Hibernia Reit Housing Assistance Payment/I-RES Reit.

  • Received 8 March 2018
    Decided 31 August 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 18-097
    Requester Type Other
    Kildare County Council

    Request for Information re Residential zoned land, vacant site register, local authority units occupied & vacant, social & affordable houses delivered by local authority, capital budget & expenditure for housing construction and HAP information

  • Received 13 August 2018
    Decided 29 August 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference 616
    Requester Type Journalist
    Review Status No
    An Coimisiún Pleanála

    A copy of all correspondence between An Bord Pleanála and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government on the issue of staffing / recruitment between 1st Jan 2017 to date

  • Received
    Decided 29 August 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference
    Requester Type Other
    Limerick City and County Council

    1. The amount of residential zoned land is privately owned within the LA area (Where possible, can you please indicate the sites locations). 2. The amount of this land, registered on the Vacant Site Register. 3. The numbe of residential units/homes owned by the LA, which are (a) occupied by tenants and (b) vacant. 4. The number of social & affordable houses which have been delivered by the LA in each of the years above via - (a) construction by the LA, (b) construction under Part V of the Planning & Development Act, (c) one off purchase by the LA (d) delivered by an approved housing body and (e) the long term leasing of residential premises by the LA. 5.(a) The yearly capital budget for housing construction and (b) the capital expenditure on housing construction. 6(a) The number of people in receipt of a HAP payment, broken down by year (half yer 2018). (b) The macro-cost of HAP payments per year.

  • Received 3 August 2018
    Decided 29 August 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference 18/91 (2928)
    Requester Type Other
    Galway County Council

    Please provide the following information, for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 (most recently available data): 1. The amount of residential zoned land is privately owned within the local authority area. (Where possible, can you please indicate the sites locations). 2. The amount of this land, registered on the Vacant Site Register. 3. The number of residential units/homes owned by the local authority, which are (a) occupied by tenants and (b) vacant. 4. The number of social & affordable houses which have been delivered by the local authority in each of the years above via - (a) construction by the local authority; (b) construction under Part V of the Planning and Development Act; (c) one off purchase by the local authority; (d) delivered by an approved housing body and (e) the long term leasing of residential premises by the local authority. 5(a) The yearly capital budget for housing construction and (b) the capital expenditure on housing construction. 6 (a) The number of people in receipt of a HAP payment, broken down by year (half year 2018). (b) The macro-cost of HAP payments per year.

  • Received
    Decided 29 August 2018
    Request Reference 18/FOI/59
    Requester Type Journalist
    Cavan County Council

    Housing Statistics

  • Received 20 July 2018
    Decided 28 August 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference 108/18
    Requester Type Non-Personal
    Cork City Council

    Housing Info

  • Received
    Decided 28 August 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference 156/450/2018
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    Copies of all correspondence between the Department or bodies under its aegis and the operators of the Abbeyfield Hotel in the period 1 January 2017 to 26 July 2018. Copies of any records held discussing or explaining why the Department does not plan to renew its contract with the above hotel for the purposes of housing refugees.